Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-01-14
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call A derby bat.v He said the l1dy wore
a Main gold ring, and bad some money,
which she took out OF = small hand-saicheL
| she gave him twenty-five cent, 10 buy two
postal.cards, and be carried her the cards
aud change.
wKLLDgscRBED.
II is not probable that these witnesses
knew there was such a man as 7. j. Cluye-
! rlus when tbey 80 nearly described bin on
! Tuesday night; and Il II certain Tyler
/ could not have known the scheme OF deeep-
tion arranged between the parties, which
was, more than a week afterwards, dis
closed by The Curtis letter, when put into
toe mouth OF the Young man who cane
into the botel, the expression: The young
lady wanted 10 see went 10 school WIN
my sister,"
Police. officer Logan s. Robins bad for
merly lived IN King william county, where
he became acquainted with the family Of
the deceased. On TOesday morning he
went to No 902 Twenty-seyenth. street,
| where be hid au interview with two OF
/ Lilian's aunls residing there. Prom in-
! formation received from them he, too, was
led 10 believe that Cluyerius was the au-
thor OF the girls ruin. and went industri-
Gusly TO work TO find out the movements
OF this man with n motive.
Early Wedne.day morning Messrs.
| Charles J. Madison aud John walker, ac-
cOmpaDicd by Policeman Maurice J. Grif-
| fin. we're al the residence Of the Police jus
lice. Messrs. Msuison and Walker had
reached the city the night before, but too
late 10 attend The Coroner's inquest AZ the
almshouse. These genilemen communi-
Gated to the P0lice justice many facts con.
cerning The movements and conduct Oh
Cluyerius which strengthened the belief as
| TO his guilt.
White they were talking Policeman
| Robins came In. Ills arrival was not pre-
arranged. He had been working upon an
other line. and came to obtain warrant
| upon the strength Oi the evidence he had
obtained, Mr. Robins knew Messrs. Madi-
| son and Walker we'd, aud greeted them
familiarity.
After some further con versation the Po-
lice Justice issued warrant for the arrest
| of homas J Ciuyerlus, charging him with
the murder Of Fannie Lillian Madison. and
| nlaced IL m the hands OF Mr. Robins 70 be
| executed. Captain Chsrles III. Epps and
| Policeman Robins then hired q buggy ana
,tarted for King and Queen county, the
| home Of the accused.
The other gentlemen then went out TO
the almshouse. The scene was very pa
thcuc one when the father and uncle were
ushered into the presence of the dead. lr.
Madison was swayCd by Intense emotion,
and hut for assistance could not have kept
on his feet. The only words be uttered
were. "My God Nv Godl" Mr.. Walker
could not SO we'll restrain the expression OF
his grief, and cried Ike child.
Arrangements were then made for the
burial. The father took long. last look
nj his murdered chi Il, the coilio-lid was
screwed doRu Ia it, place, and ihey went
sorrowfuIly away. That afternoon the re-
mains were buried at Oikwood In the Sec
ton Of Dir. William II Madison.
| Thursday evening Lillian's trunk h1d
not reached the city from Biih county, ana
captain William {. Wilkinson was stadei
up the road for il. At Charlottesville be met
Mr.. f. q. Jones with The trunk in chirge,
and they returned 10 tue city together.
rhe ttunk was taken To the Office OF the Po-
lice Justice. where Il was opened. there
were rr,sCnt at the tlmo. besides the Police
Justice, Mr.. :. II. wit. Messrs. Madison,
Jones, wilkinson, Holmes, Fri'chkorn,
and PERHAPS others.
The trunk wa. found locked, and Captdn
Wilkinson forced II opco. In the ray oi
| the trunk, ana In q small receptacle IN tue
| lid were found numerous letters, photo-
Qraphs, ewspapCr.clppiDgs, and other
writings. Mr.. Madison removed the arti-
cles TO table, where they were examined
by the Commonwealth Attorney and
Police Justice. Tue letters were hastily
scanned. Mr.. witt, taking mp one, re-
marked "Ilere Is one from Miss Laura
Curtis" and after reading few lines
threw II into the pile. There were several
letters from William h. Cluyeriu', hut not
one from Thomas j. CluyeIius could then
be found.
Tic clothing was then taken from the
trunk aud examined. The Ponce Justice
then went 10 the apparently.empty trunk,
and removing a newspaper IRON the Dot
tom found under II two papers -one he
handed TO Mr.. Wit, and the other he
read.
Very soon Mr. Wit remarked, handing
TO the Police Justice the paper: "Ilead
this, II YOU can; OF nil the disgusting z
things have ever read this beat, taen 1ll. y
It was the lewd "poen," Ia the hand
writing Of CluyCrls.
TIE letter read 10y the Police Justice was
torn near ile bottom.
As there were nbout two hundred Of
these writing. tie Police Justice took
charge Of them Ter smore careful eXamina-
iion, and subsequently fJund th, Curtis
letters.
The trunk couipired the usual clothing
, Of a woman Of her station IN hfc. There
were also found gold locket and other
iewelry. vial Of ltndinun, M autograph
album, dlary or commonplace book kept
, while She was at school, and q well worn
clsspcd BbIe.
ON the inside e)v,r OF the Bible hid
, been written ~ the dead girl the following
{ touching Iass,gcs from the sacred writings,
indicating, perhaps, her condition OF mind
"He went away again the third time and
prsyed. saving, o! my Father, II this cup
NAV not pas away FROM me except drink
il, 1ly viii he Gone. - n itthew xvi ~.
BE thou faithful unto death, and will
: give thee a crown Of lile."-- Revelations H.,
, 10.
! "BIessed are they that mourn, Tor they
shall be comfOrted. Matthew ", 4.
/ "ADd God shall wipe away all tears from
= their ey6S.."
"Blcsscd ore tie dead which die in the
Lord"
There we're many marginal notes all
tbTougB the book. aud q heavy pencil line
, had been drawn around the following verse
Palms xxx, 3: For Ills anger enduretl
but q moment; In Ills favor i life; weep
ing may endure for a night, but Joy eomett
| m the moInine."
Tho Arrest.
C.nveiiuE Was At Tappahannock on Non
| Gay when the DtsJldtch got there an NJ
| .ccount Of The nndlUg OF the BODY aud o
: | me suspiciOns ~ foul plsy WAS generally
! | tiGcu>seo. he was at home At hts. fun
) | re > Ou Tuesday plgnt, Nj arch lsth, wIet
I | apisiD kpps and Oficsf ROotus arrived
a here with Tie warrant for nls arrest. rolc
tnaL he WIS wsDtto for murder. ne cherac
ieTized II as "IioienloUs," bat CID no
z ask for The mufdef Of whom. Later h
r esd The warrant. 10th officers noticed thz
o Oh his watch-ohaiD VAS INK for a Key o
: ohsTm, but tbele wss no hey thereon. A
KlDg sLd Queen tourthoase, wnere Ia
: officers and rfonef siOp5ed that 1iznt q
: route TO Richmond, Epps again noticed tn
e link on the cham Ia the Third st&uou
n house here Epps observed t0af the INK "a
> .ope. Next DAY iL was delivered 10 Epp
by Mr. Wlilie Clugerius, but the expisna
y tiop be gave OF how ne got IL Was uusAi ID
4 factory and cOnnicted with what prisooe
o nsd told Epps when lts absence was noticed
n On the way To Ricnmond Cluverius dc
: 1 claTed That III ough he was here on toe ISL
= | no never saw Lillian Madison, and that n
4 vas at Mozart Hall that night: that ne ha
|, not seen Lillian SINCE sac left King william
A county for Bath. He further stated that b
q snew plesty OF people mere. ssd woni
have no difficulty Ia proving where he Wa
o The Coroner invited him 10 60 before IN
| Cosonsts fufv and testify. but ne decliue